Ravenska Kočna - Štajerska Rinka (via Žrelo)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Kranj - east exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just a little behind the gas station, we will notice a road which branches off to the right from the main road (direction Planšarsko Lake). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it steeply ascends for a short time. Higher up, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses its asphalt surface. We then follow the macadam road to a marked larger parking lot.

Path description:
The described path is closed due to a collapse and destroyed safety equipment on the section through Žrelo from autumn 2020 until further notice.

From the parking lot, we continue on the macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we come to a cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot at the cargo cableway we continue following the signs Kranjska koča na Ledinah – through Žrelo. At first for a short time, we walk through the forest, then the path brings us onto grassy terrain partly overgrown with dwarf pines. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then ascends transversely along sparse dwarf pines, later across scree. Such a path brings us to the first junction, where the path to Češka koča (Umik žrela) branches off to the right. The junction is marked with the inscription »Češka koča« on a rock. Already after a few dozen meters of ascent we are again at a junction. This time the Slovenska pot branches off to the left into the wall. We continue slightly to the right and begin to ascend steep scree upwards. On this section of the path, there can still be a snow patch even in late summer. In the upper part of the scree, the path from Češka koča (through Žrelo) also joins from the right. Here we continue left and soon enter the gully named Žrelo. Due to the very high risk of falling rocks, helmet use is mandatory on the ascent through the gully.
In the gully we first ascend transversely along the steel cable, then a short very steep ascent follows to the right upwards. To assist us are slightly downward-curved pegs and the steel cable. A traverse to the left across a somewhat gravelly slope follows, then ascent along the steel cable up the gully. In the last part the gully becomes somewhat steeper and in addition to the steel cable some pegs and staples assist us. From the gully we then exit to the left upwards with the aid of some pegs and the path becomes easier again.
After a few meters the Slovenska pot joins from the left and an easy ascent to Koča na Ledinah follows.
From the hut we continue left towards the east in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Babe. The path, initially quite gentle, brings us to a junction in a few minutes, where we take the right path (left climbing path to Babe). The path ahead becomes only slightly steeper and brings us to a somewhat more difficult passage over a rocky step. Here the steel cable assists us, but the passage when dry is not difficult. The path then brings us to wide slopes below Ledinski vrh, from which there is a nice view of the glacier below Skuta, visible on the right side. The path ahead ascends moderately and brings us to the next marked junction just a few dozen meters before Jezersko sedlo, where we continue right in the direction of Koroška Rinka or Križ (left Ledinski vrh, Velika Baba, Mrzla gora).
The path ahead ascends moderately over less steep scree, then joins the path from Logarska dolina.
The path ahead ascends past a natural window and then turns slightly right, crossing steep western slopes in ascent. The path then turns left and steeply ascends along the steel cable. Soon we reach the northern slopes of the mountain and some easy climbing on rugged rock without safety gear follows. We reach the western slopes again, where the path steeply ascends again along the steel cable. From here there is also a very nice view of the sheer walls of Skuta. A quite exposed traverse along the western side of the mountain follows, then the path turns left again and ascends almost vertically along the steel cable. We reach the northern slopes of the mountain again and a shorter ascent along the steel cable to the summit of Koroška Rinka follows.
From Križ or Koroška Rinka we descend to the other side along a path that steeply descends toward the valley between Kranjska and Koroška Rinka. The path ahead first runs through a crumbly gully, then transitions to scree, where we quickly reach a junction. Here we continue left toward Turski žleb (right Kranjska Rinka 15 minutes) and then immediately left again onto a somewhat less trodden path leading toward the summit of Štajerska Rinka. After approximately 10 minutes of further ascent, we step onto the panoramic summit of Štajerska Rinka.
Ravenska Kočna - Ledine 2:00, Ledine - Koroška Rinka 2:15, Koroška Rinka - Štajerska Rinka 15 minutes.

On the way: Kranjska koča na Ledinah (1700m), Koroška Rinka (2433m)